St Ives (UK Parliament constituency)
UK parliamentary constituency since 1885 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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St Ives is a parliamentary constituency covering the western end of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.[n 1] The constituency has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Derek Thomas, a Conservative MP.[n 2]
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St Ives | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Cornwall |
Electorate | 64,270 (2018)[1] |
Major settlements | St Ives Penzance |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1885 |
Member of Parliament | Derek Thomas (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Helston, St Ives and West Cornwall |
1558–1885 | |
Seats | 1558–1832: two 1832–1885: one |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Replaced by | St Ives, Penzance and Helston |
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The area's voters produced the 22nd closest result in the 2017 general election;[2] a winning margin of 312 votes. Since 1992, the same locally leading two parties' candidates who were fielded (varying at different times) have won at least 27.2% of the vote each; the third placed candidate, that of the Labour Party, has fluctuated between 8.2% and 15.2% of share of the vote.